The Seattle Mariners (18-19) open a 3-game series against the Detroit Tigers (17-19) on Friday at Comerica Park. First pitch is scheduled for 6:40 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Mariners vs. Tigers odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: First meeting. The Mariners won 6 of 7 meetings in 2022.
The Mariners lost 4-3 to the Texas Rangers Wednesday. Seattle is 7-3 in its last 10 contests and had won its first 2 series of May before losing 2-1 to the visiting Rangers.
The Tigers defeated the Cleveland Guardians 5-0 on Wednesday to win the series 2-1. Detroit has won its last 3 series and is also 7-3 in its last 10 games.
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Mariners at Tigers projected starters
LHP Marco Gonzales vs. LHP Matthew Boyd
Gonzales (2-0, 4.70 ERA) makes his 7th start. He has a 1.47 WHIP, 3.2 BB/9 and 6.8 K/9 through 30 2/3 IP.
- Has given up 6-plus hits in 4 of his 6 starts
- Has allowed a combined 8 ER on 14 H with 4 BB and 6 K in 9 IP over his last 2 turns
Boyd (2-2, 5.28 ERA) makes his 7th start. He has a 1.34 WHIP, 3.2 BB/9 and 8.2 K/9 through 30 2/3 IP.
- Has allowed multiple ER in each of his first 6 starts and has surrendered a HR in each of his last 4 starts
- Has issued just 2 free passes over his last 3 turns after walking 9 total batters in his first 3 starts
Mariners at Tigers odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 8:40 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Mariners -125 (bet $125 to win $100) | Tigers +105 (bet $100 to win $105)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Mariners -1.5 (+135) | Tigers +1.5 (-160)
- Over/Under (O/U): 8.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
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Mariners at Tigers picks and predictions
Prediction
Tigers 5, Mariners 4
Moneyline
I’ll back the TIGERS (+105) at home on Friday considering that they’ve played just as well as the Mariners over their last 10 games. Seattle owns a league-worst .193 batting average against southpaws this season, which is why I lean toward Detroit.
Run line/Against the spread
PASS.
The Tigers +1.5 (-160) getting a run of insurance is too expensive. I like the odds for them to win outright much more, so best to focus on the moneyline.
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Over/Under
OVER 8.5 (-115) is the lean in this matchup with Gonzales and Boyd being susceptible to giving up multiple runs. The Tigers have also scored 5-plus runs in 7 of their last 10 games.
The Over is 3-0-2 in the last 5 meetings overall and 3-1-1 in the last 5 meetings in Detroit.
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